Description
WordPress Plugin Asgaros Forum is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently change plugin's settings and upload files, which may result in total compromise of the web server. WordPress Plugin Asgaros Forum version 1.5.7 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 1.5.8 or latest
References
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/vaultpress-new-security-threats-found-on-androidsage-com/
https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2017/08/16/settings-change-vulnerability-in-asgaros-forum/
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/asgaros-forum/trunk/readme.txt
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